Bloom-Carroll levy passed by two votes

LANCASTER, Ohio -- The Bloom-Carroll school district in Fairfield County will build a new middle school and renovate the high school now that a $26.5 million bond issue has passed by two votes.

LANCASTER, Ohio -- The Bloom-Carroll school district in Fairfield County will build a new middle school and renovate the high school now that a $26.5 million bond issue has passed by two votes.

A recount yesterday by the county Board of Elections showed the issue passed 2,136 to 2,134. The recount, which was automatically required because of the closeness of the original margin, showed the same outcome as the official results tallied Nov. 19.

"What a beautiful day it is in the Bloom-Carroll school district," said Superintendent Roger Mace, who anticipates the projects will be completed by the start of the 2013-14 school year.

This was the seventh time since 2000 that district leaders had asked voters to approve a school-construction package. Bloom-Carroll has about 1,650 students.

The 28-year, 5.8-mill bond issue will cost homeowners $178 annually per $100,000 of home value. The official results and yesterday's recount changed the Election Day outcome Nov. 3, when unofficial results showed the issue lost by six votes.

-- Mary Beth Lane mlane@dispatch.com

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